Head and neck protector



(No Model) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1-. A. VAN WORMER. EBAD AND NECK PROTECTOR.

.No. 566,824. Patented Sept. 1, 1896.

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A. VAN WORMER. HEAD AND NECK PROTECTOR.

No. 566,824. Patented Sept. 1, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

ADNA'VAN \VORMER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HEAD AND NECK PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 566,824, datedSeptember 1, 18 96.

Application filed December 24, 1894. Serial No. 532,877. (No model.)

To @135 whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADNA VAN WORMER, of the city of St. Louis, State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head andNeck Protecting Attachments for Hats, Caps, and Bonnets, of which thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates generally to head-apparel, and more particularly toa head and neck protector; and it consists in the novel construction,combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to construct an improved protector orhead-apparel that can be expeditiously positioned upon the caps such asare usually worn by car-drivers, con doctors, &c.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my protector, the same beingunfolded and the eyeshield detached therefrom. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe eye-shield used in connection with my improved head-apparel orprotector. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately onthe indicated line 3 3 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of thearrow in said figure. Fig. 4; is avert-ical sectional View takenapproximately on the indicated line a d of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation of my improved head-apparel or protector, the same beingapplied to a cap such as is usually worn by car-drivers, con ductors,8:0. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of my improved head-apparel orprotector, the same being shown as it appears in proper position uponthe head of a person when said person is wearing an ordinary hat. Fig.'7 is an elevation of a strap used for positioning the protector uponthe head when the same is worn in combination with a hat.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates anapron, the same being rectangular in form, constructed of any flexibleand preferably waterproof material, and having the dependingportion 2. Atransverse slot 3 is located near the upper edge of the apron l and atthe longitudinal center thereof. Immediately below this slot 3 in theapron 1 is a rectangular aperture or opening 4, there being located nearthe edges of this aperture i a series of receiving portions 5 ofordinary fasteners.

Transversely positioned in the apron 1 a slight distance below theaperture 4 is a segmental slot 6,the same being covered by a flap 7,constructed of the same material as is the apron 1, said flap 7 beingheld in proper position over said segmental slot 6 by a row or rows ofstitching 8 adjacent the upper edge of said flap 7.

Approximately half-Way between the ends of the rectangular opening oraperture 4 and the ends of the apron 1 are a plurality of apertures 9,the same being covered by triangular fiaps 10, said flaps 10 beingconstructed, preferably, of the same material as is the apron 1. Theapices of these triangular-shaped flaps 10 are adjacent the upper edgeof the apron l, and said triangular-shaped flaps 10 are so stitched orsewed over the apertures 9 as that a bulge or fullness of the materialis formed between the lower ends of the rectangular-shaped flaps l0.

Along the top edge of and near the ends of the apron 1 are the receivingportions 11 of ordinary fasteners. Arranged along one end of the apron 1is a series of receiving portions 12 of ordinary fasteners, and arrangedalong the opposite end of the apron 1 is a series of the insertingportions 13 of ordinary fasteners, said inserting portions being solocated as to coincide with the receiving portions 12 on the other endwhen the protector is. in proper position upon the cap or upon the headof the wearer.

14: indicates a rectangular section of flexible transparent material,such as mica, &c., the same being bound on both sides and adjacent itsedges by rectangular sections of material 15, said material beinganalogous to the material of which the entire protector is constructed.Located in these rectangular sections 15 are the inserting parts 16 ofordinary fasteners, said inserting parts being so located as to besnapped into and engaged by the receiving parts 5 of the fasteners thatare located in the apron 1 adjacent the edges of the rectangularaperture or opening 4..-

17 indicates a flexible strap having fixed on both ends the insertingparts 18 of ordinary fasteners.

20 indicates a cap, such as is usually worn by car-drivers, conductors,&c., in the lower edges of which are securely positioned the insertingportions 21 of ordinary fasteners, the same being so located as to beengaged by the receiving parts 11 of ordinary fasteners that are locatedin the upper edge of the apron 1.

When my improved head-apparel or protectoris used in connection with thecap 20,the vizor of said cap is passed through thetransversely-positioned slot 3 and the upper edge of the apron 1 passedaround the sides and rear of the cap, the receiving parts 11 of thefasteners located in the upper edge of the apron 1 engaging theinserting portions 21 of the fasteners that are located in the loweredge of the cap 20. The receiving portions 12 of the fasteners that arelocated in one end of the apron 1 engage the inserting portions 13 ofthe fasteners that are located in the other end of said apron. Thus whenthe cap is'in position upon the head of the wearer and the protectorpositioned as described upon the cap the entire head and neck of thewearer will be protected in a very complete and efficient manner. Inextremely inclement weather, or at any time desired, the eye-shieldcomprising the flexible transparent section 14 is positioned upon andover the rectangular aperture 4 by engaging the in sorting parts 16 ofthe fasteners that are located in the edges of said eye-shield in thereceiving parts 5 of the fasteners that are located adjacent the edgesof the rectangular aperture 4. hen the protector is properly positioned,the apertures 9 in the apron 1 occupy positions adjacent the ears of thewearer, thus allowing all sound to be communicated to the ears of thewearer.

\Vhen it is desired to wear the protector with an ordinary hat, one ofthe inserting parts 18 of the ordinary fastener that is located in theends of the strap 17 is positioned in one of the receiving parts 11 ofthe fastener that is located in the top edge of the apron 1. Said strap17 is now passed over the top or crown of the head, and the insertingpart 18 of the fastener that is in the other end of said strap 17 ispositioned in one of the receiving parts 11 of the fastener that islocated in the upper edge of the apron 1 and on the other side of thehead. This strap so positioned firmly locates and holds the protectorupon the head, and when an ordinary hat is placed upon the wearers headit will be seen how said device affords the desired protection. Ifdesired, the eye-shield can be quickly and easily removed at any time.

By constructing the apron 1 with the downwardly-pending portion 2 theneck of the wearer will be amply protected.

Head-apparel or a protector constructed in accordance with my inventionpresents a neat appearance, is expeditiously applied or removed, can befolded to occupy a comparatively small space, and possesses superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

hat I claim is As an article of manufacture, a head and neck protectorcomprising the rectangular apron 1 designed to pass around the face andhave its ends fastened together in the rear of the wearers head, meansof fastening said ends together, the depending portion 2 attached tosaid apron, the transverse slot 3 located near the upper edge and at thelongitudinal center of said apron 1, the rectangular aperture 1 in saidapron located immediately below said slot 3, the segmental slot 6transversely positioned in the apron 1 a slight distance below theaperture 4, the flap 7 stitched in position over saidslot 6 for coveringthe same, the apertures 9 approximately halfway between the ends of therectangular aperture 4 and the ends of the apron 1, the triangular flaps10 having their apices adjacent the upper edges of the apron and sostitched over the apertures 9 as that a bulge of the material is formedbetween the lower ends of saidflaps 10, the transparent section 14having its edges bound and means of attaching said section 14 to saidapron 1, and means of attaching the apron 1 to the hat of the wearer,all arranged substantially as and for the purposes stated.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADNA VAN WORMER. Witnesses:

E. E. LONGAN, J NO. E. HIGDON.

